Chapter Twenty-Six
One DownSuddenly Adrian wasn’t so sure. He looked at Abram for support, but Abram pretended to look elsewhere. Adrian swallowed, “I can’t say beyond what I have said. Let’s see how things go, okay?” Well, well, someone is on his own, Rhonda smiled inwardly and applauded her friend.
No, not okay, Gina said. They would not pour substantial resources to go through the bidding process against Kronos beyond due diligence. They needed to know if Trelleco management would throw their support behind her company so they could avoid the lengthy and costly process of selection.
“I can’t promise that.”
Gina and The Boss had anticipated this development. They had run through the what-if scenarios with Adrian’s reactions. They decided to take all or nothing, for anything in-betwee
